Russia reports world s 1st case of human infection with bird flu
Russia has confirmed the first case of human infection with the avian influenza A(H5N8) virus or bird flu in the world, a Russian sanitary official announced on Saturday.
Scientists have isolated the genetic material of this bird flu virus in seven workers of a poultry farm in south Russia, where an outbreak among fowls was reported in December, said Anna Popova, head of the country’s consumer rights and human well-being watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, the Xinhua news agency reported.
All of the seven people who were infected are now feeling well, with only mild clinical symptoms, Popova said.
Scientists have isolated the genetic material of this strain of flu in seven employees of a poultry farm in Russia s south, where an outbreak was registered among the poultry in December.
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The affected workers at the poultry farm, where an outbreak among birds was reported in December, had mild cases and have recovered. File photo
Updated: Feb 20, 2021, 11:28 PM IST
The world’s first cases of H5N8 avian influenza in humans have been reported in Russia. The virus, however, isn’t yet spreading among people.
The cases were detected in workers at a poultry farm in southern Russia, and were immediately reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). Information about the world s first case of transmission of the avian flu (H5N8) to humans has already been sent to the WHO, the head of Russia s health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said as per media reports.